Law Firm Tells 9th Circuit Rival’s Use Of Mark In Keyword Ad Was Infringing

(December 1, 2023, 10:02 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Asking the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s summary judgment finding that a competitor’s use of its trademark in a Google keyword advertisement did not infringe, an Arizona law firm in its appellant brief expressed its concern that if the judgment is permitted to stand, it will “severely erode the ability of trademark holders to protect against the misuse of their marks online.”...